Release-critical Bugreport for February 10, 1999
Bug stamp-out list for Feb 10 00:05 (CST)
Total number of release-critical bugs: 21
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Package: apache (main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
32204 user directories allow symlinks to other files
Package: defrag (main)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <adam.heath@usa.net>
32731 defrag: e2dump quits with check_block_location:6678674146834
Package: dpkg (main)
Maintainer: Ian Jackson and others <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
17624 dpkg: installs regular dir when .deb contains symlink !
21182 dpkg: dpkg can go into an infinite loop with --force-configure-any
28519 dpkg: dpkg creates circular symlinks
28817 dpkg takes no care over libdpkg
30090 weirdass dpkg coredumps and xbase upgrade insanity
33046 dpkg: severe breakage after removal of xbase
Package: dpkg-multicd (main)
Maintainer: Martin Schulze <joey@debian.org>
33148 dpkg-multicd: doesnt recognize CDs
Package: ftp.debian.org (pseudo)
Maintainer: Guy Maor <ftpmaster@debian.org>
33051 libc5 postrm fails, won't purge
Package: general (pseudo)
Maintainer: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
28850 gettext: security problem when used in setuid programs
[STRATEGY] All setuid applications using the non-libc6 gettext should be
recompiled with gettext 0.10.35-6.1.
32888 base: Removing "Obsolete" package base kills a system
Package: gpc (main)
Maintainer: Debian EGCS maintainers <egcs@packages.debian.org>
33037 gpc crashes (internal error) when using -O
Package: libtool (main)
Maintainer: Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@debian.org>
33105 libtool: Can't install libtool
[FIX] A fixed version (1.2-3) is in Incoming
Package: sendmail (main)
Maintainer: Richard Nelson <cowboy@debian.org>
33152 [patrick@PINE.NL: Sendmail 8.9.3]
Package: smb2www (main)
Maintainer: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
32131 smb2www: smb2www in slink incompatible with samba in slink
Package: tetex-bin (main)
Maintainer: Christoph Martin <christoph.martin@uni-mainz.de>
33106 tetex-bin: error in fmtutil.cnf
[FIX] A fixed version (0.9.981113-2) is in Incoming
Package: util-linux (main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>
32916 hwclock freezes m68k system
Package: vlock (main)
Maintainer: Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org>
32892 SECURITY - "vlock -c" is poor security
Package: vncserver (main)
Maintainer: Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
32821 vncserver: Depends on xbase package which is no longer a real package.
[FIX] A fixed version (3.3.2r2-4) is in Incoming
Package: wdm (main)
Maintainer: Marcelo E. Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org>
32529 Typo in Xsession
[FIX] A fixed version (1.0-7) is in Incoming
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